Smith had a better rating than Matt Ryan last year (81.5 over 80.9) but is worse for his career (69.2 for Smith, 84.7 for Ryan). Ryan had an overachieving rookie year and regressed his second year, but I would still say he’s better than Smith. If the Falcons called and offered Ryan for Smith you would turn them down?

32 teams in the league. Among qualifying qbs last year, Smith was 19th in rating. That seems pretty below average to me.

]]>By: Johnhttp://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami/2010/07/25/2010-training-camp-believe-it-the-raiders-and-49ers-are-set-for-peace-and-progress/comment-page-1/#comment-62451
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:25:08 +0000http://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami/?p=8604#comment-62451Smith is already above “average” counting last year. He had a better QB rating than such ‘stars’ as Eli Manning and Matt Ryan and a bunch of other big names that people would be fawning over if they signed with the Niners. Just watch this year and shut your pie hole. If he does great, then he’s redeemed. If not, you can crow about how your “knew it all along”. Put Aaron Rodgers into the 49ers/Mike Nolan/injury/gajillion OCs slop and he’s no better than Alex Smith.
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Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:36:15 +0000http://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami/?p=8604#comment-624422005- its not Alex’s fault; they threw him in as rookie, besides he’s only 22 years old and has HOF career ahead of him. Time will tell.

2006- its not Alex’s fault: that Rodgers, Lienhart, Young and Cutler are better. Besides didn’t you see that 1 drive against Seattle, spectacular! Oh forget about the 31 half’s that year. Give him time.

2007/08 – its not Alex’s fault; blame Hostler/Dilfer and Martz/O’Sullivan . Besides Alex is only 25 and can be a pro bowler, he needs more time.

2009 – its not Alex’s fault; that he was beaten out by Hill. Look at the numbers. Forget about the wins. Besides he is only 26 years old and he can be quality starter. Give him some time.

2014 – its not Alex’s fault; that QB Andrew Luck won his 2nd SB with Seahawks at age 25. Alex will be an okay QB someday. Besides he is only 31. Plenty of time left to lead 49ers to 1st playoff game in 12 years.

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Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:05:40 +0000http://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami/?p=8604#comment-62431ninners are going to kill the raiders
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Tue, 27 Jul 2010 06:05:51 +0000http://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami/?p=8604#comment-62422David Carr will supplant Alex Smith by the fourth game and lead the Niners to the playoffs.

I don’t know why some are ragging on Campbell for being average – since average is where Smith is trying desperately to be.

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Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:50:34 +0000http://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami/?p=8604#comment-62397Niners look to be on the right track to win some games and perhaps make the playoffs as a division winner. The Ray-DUHS are desperatly hoping that they have something in Jason Campbell that NO ONE in the ENTIRE LEAGUE has seen or even suspected. Campbell is a career backup at best, and that might be more that they had, but not enough to break out of another losing season. So the Niners make the playoffs, and the Ray-DUHS are once again watching the playoffs on tv. So we are back to the normality we were accustomed to before the Jamarcus era…
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Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:40:47 +0000http://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami/?p=8604#comment-62392ninners make it to the playoffs this year
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Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:17:29 +0000http://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami/?p=8604#comment-62391Alex just has to be decent and we have a chance at a deep playoff run. If Trent Dilfer can win a ring, Alex Smith can win a ring.
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Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:53:59 +0000http://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami/?p=8604#comment-62385Alex Smith will definitely do well this year… he will have a little more time to spare in the pocket with the new bulked up offensive line… He has Crabtree who no w knows the whole playbook… not just 4 or 5 plays designed for him. Frank Gore will again… be a BEAST with (I repeat) the new bulked up offensive line. We have the best Tight end in the League in Vernon Davis… we added speed with Ginn…
Alex Smith was impressive last year and remember he started late in the season… if he started the season we would’ve made it to the play-offs last year.

And one last thing… If the defense is at least 5 percent better than it was last year… we definitely have a chance at being one of the Elite teams in the league. Our run defense is solid… but the pass defense needed a bit of work… we’ll see how that looks and if it improved…